Bologna, Italy
Bologna was supposed to just be a pit stop on our way to Croatia so we just planned to stay one night, but after walking around the city for a bit we quickly fell in love and wished we had planned to stay longer. It’s home to the oldest university in the world, the University of Bologna, founded in 1088 and it still is greatly a student town keeping it’s energy young and vibrant. Not to mention, the whole town itself is pretty vibrant just in its blush red colored buildings. The city’s historical center is one of the largest in Italy which makes it a perfect place to wander and just get lost. We stumbled onto yet another leaning tower - "seems like Italians need a lesson in tower-building, geez!" I chuckled to myself as no one laughed...
We had a perfect lunch at a quirky rustic-style wine bar called Swine Bar where we tried some pasta Bolognese (of course) and some other amazing dishes paired with the delicious wine and topped off with a perfect espresso at the end of the meal. I could get used to that. Mark down Bologna as another city I’d like to live in. After that short but sweet visit, we headed off to Croatia!
